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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Aug 12, 2020 16:54:24 GMT -5
Meh. I don't collect souvenirs--other than scar tissue and bad memories  |
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Post by budg on Aug 12, 2020 16:54:24 GMT -5
Seems I remember someone here trying to sell 2 of them for 3800. 1495 seems like a good price. Love the surf green / maple combo. That's probably a fair price, but I don't see anyone who was never an FDP member paying that. I would've liked to have one, now I barely play anymore and couldn't justify a $1,495 guitar. Or two for $3800. Agreed. To an ex fdper those guitars have value. Outside of us, probably not. I quit trying to figure value anymore . It is whatever we can get or whatever we are willing to pay for something. |
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Post by Blacksunshine on Aug 12, 2020 17:02:27 GMT -5
That seems high, I wonder how much it actually sold for.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Aug 13, 2020 13:39:57 GMT -5
Meh. I don't collect souvenirs--other than scar tissue and bad memories Me either. You know, other than from my victims, just 'cause. |
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Post by fkaJimmySee on Aug 13, 2020 14:49:07 GMT -5
I had #3 briefly. Never bonded with the guitar and sold it early in its life. Can't say I miss it.
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Post by markjacobs on Aug 22, 2020 9:46:09 GMT -5
I still own #42. Rosewood fretboard with matching headstock. Never ever played it. (I'm more of a Tele guy.) Dead mint, still brand new. It's been under my bed for decades in the original mailing box. The plastic protector is still on the pickguard, the red trem screw sticker is still on it and the G&G case still has the scratch protectors on the two locks . All the goodies/case candy and the certificate signed by then-CEO Schultz are there too.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Aug 22, 2020 11:10:34 GMT -5
Me either. You know, other than from my victims, just 'cause. Even as a joke--that is creepy! |
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Post by Mfitz804 on Aug 22, 2020 12:37:04 GMT -5
Me either. You know, other than from my victims, just 'cause. Even as a joke--that is creepy! I’m aware 😀 |
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Post by Mikeyguitar on Aug 23, 2020 9:17:24 GMT -5
I still own #42. Rosewood fretboard with matching headstock. Never ever played it. (I'm more of a Tele guy.) Dead mint, still brand new. It's been under my bed for decades in the original mailing box. The plastic protector is still on the pickguard, the red trem screw sticker is still on it and the G&G case still has the scratch protectors on the two locks . All the goodies/case candy and the certificate signed by then-CEO Schultz are there too. When you open the case to look at it...does it still have that great smell?  |
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Post by fkaJimmySee on Aug 23, 2020 9:41:18 GMT -5
I still own #42. Rosewood fretboard with matching headstock. Never ever played it. (I'm more of a Tele guy.) Dead mint, still brand new. It's been under my bed for decades in the original mailing box. The plastic protector is still on the pickguard, the red trem screw sticker is still on it and the G&G case still has the scratch protectors on the two locks . All the goodies/case candy and the certificate signed by then-CEO Schultz are there too. When you open the case to look at it...does it still have that great smell? Like Howard Carter opening King Tut's tomb. "Can you see anything?" "Yes. Wonderful things!" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Carter |
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Post by Mfitz804 on Aug 23, 2020 18:31:54 GMT -5
When you open the case to look at it...does it still have that great smell? Like Howard Carter opening King Tut's tomb. "Can you see anything?" "Yes. Wonderful things!" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_CarterOr like Geraldo opening Al Capone’s vault. “Can you see anything?” “Uh oh.” |
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Post by Seldom Seen on Dec 5, 2020 14:47:24 GMT -5
Number 25 is available and listed on the site if anyone is interested.
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Post by Think Floyd on Dec 5, 2020 16:25:50 GMT -5
Meh. I don't collect souvenirs--other than scar tissue and bad memories Me either. You know, other than from my victims, just 'cause. |
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Post by markjacobs on Apr 15, 2023 13:34:29 GMT -5
Two and a half years have passed since my last post on this thread and I still have the guitar under my bed, in the box, in the case, still unplayed, dead-mint and now for sale. Should someone be interested in purchasing it, let me know. I'll check here from time to time.
"I still own #42. Rosewood fretboard with matching headstock. Never ever played it. (I'm more of a Tele guy.) Dead mint, still brand new. It's been under my bed for decades in the original mailing box. The plastic protector is still on the pickguard, the red trem screw sticker is still on it and the G&G case still has the scratch protectors on the two locks . All the goodies/case candy and the certificate signed by then-CEO Schultz are there too."
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Post by samspade on Apr 21, 2023 19:09:09 GMT -5
so did this guitar have something extra? sounds like bodies destined for the customshop?
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Post by Pinetree on Apr 21, 2023 20:55:28 GMT -5
They were two piece bodies, normally used for transparent finishes.
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Post by jazzmastertele2020 on Aug 20, 2023 14:29:01 GMT -5
I am currently Strat-less and obsessing over these again. If anyone has a rosewood, painted headstock one they’re looking to unload, let me know!
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Post by Pinetree on Aug 23, 2023 20:20:39 GMT -5
I still have #2.. Rosewood and painted headstock.
Price is one meeeelion dollars.
Adjusted for inflation, of course.
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Post by Seldom Seen on Aug 24, 2023 14:25:59 GMT -5
I still have #2.. Rosewood and painted headstock. Price is one meeeelion dollars. Adjusted for inflation, of course. I’ll sell my rosewood painted headstock for a mere $500k. I couldn’t give #25 away. I actually sold it for $800 a few years back. One of the few guitar sales I’ve taken a loss on over the years. |
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Post by LTB on Aug 27, 2023 3:39:49 GMT -5
I still have #2.. Rosewood and painted headstock. Price is one meeeelion dollars. Adjusted for inflation, of course. Wow, I don't even have any guitars or basses worth a meeelion cents  |
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Post by samspade on Aug 27, 2023 9:36:30 GMT -5
Is this even possible 'now' to commission a small batch from Fender for a chat group?
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Post by Leftee on Aug 27, 2023 10:04:07 GMT -5
I’d build a batch.
They’d be weird, though. Just sayin’
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Post by samspade on Aug 27, 2023 10:36:05 GMT -5
I’d build a batch. They’d be weird, though. Just sayin’ lol, i like weird |
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Post by reverendrob on Aug 27, 2023 21:29:48 GMT -5
Is this even possible 'now' to commission a small batch from Fender for a chat group? Yes. FDP did it through Guitar Trader, remember, not straight from Fender. It's on par with a Wildwood order or a Chicago Music Exchange order - you put in for X, they deliver those specs in the quantity ordered. |
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Post by Pinetree on Aug 28, 2023 10:04:02 GMT -5
Not quite.. Fender did all the arrangements, but they can't sell direct to the consumer.. hence Guitar Trader.
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Post by bluzcat on Aug 29, 2023 9:04:37 GMT -5
Is this even possible 'now' to commission a small batch from Fender for a chat group? Yes. FDP did it through Guitar Trader, remember, not straight from Fender. It's on par with a Wildwood order or a Chicago Music Exchange order - you put in for X, they deliver those specs in the quantity ordered. Back in those days it felt like more of a direct connection between Fender and the FDP than what you would have today doing a small batch order. I was stationed overseas at the time and couldn’t swing it. |
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Post by reverendrob on Aug 29, 2023 19:48:33 GMT -5
I couldn't swing it either. And well, the FDP didn't pay nearly enough to consider one at any point.
Irony of ironies.
The thing was at the time we were an unofficial arm of Fender - they used us for their support forums etc so it did feel different.
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Post by langford on Aug 30, 2023 17:57:39 GMT -5
I couldn't swing it either. And well, the FDP didn't pay nearly enough to consider one at any point. You shoulda got one as a gift to acknowledge all the stuff you did for FDP. A little tweak in the pricing would have covered the cost. |
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Post by reverendrob on Aug 30, 2023 21:17:09 GMT -5
Fearless Leader didn't even keep up his promises to me more often than not.
I wasn't even offered a chance to *BUY* the place, let alone be ..given it.
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Post by jazzmastertele2020 on Sept 5, 2023 22:08:46 GMT -5
Well I’m over it for now (again). For what the LEs go for when available, I’d be better off getting an Ultra or American Professional II model should I pursue a Strat.
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